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schools are back …

Schools are back, roads are quiet, the sunshine is back so … couple of full days riding in order, up through North Yorks on to Selkirk then back down to Moffat for an overnight stay – then home tomorrow

Superbike across europe – Part 4

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Here is the final part of the journal that I wrote when I did a 4,000 mile european road trip. I have re-visited it recently as I start to think about next years (solo) road trip which is what prompted me to upload it to my Blog. You can find Parts 1 to 3 also […]

Superbike across europe – Part 3

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The third part of my journal from a road trip I took a few years ago and that I have revisited as I start to think about next years solo road trip. Part 3

Superbike across Europe – Part Two

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Five years ago I went off on a bike trip across France, Spain and down to Portugal and then back via Andorra, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. I’m planning on doing another trip on own sometime next year, probably the length of Italy (and some other places) and with that in mind it […]

Superbike across europe – part one

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Five years ago I went off on a bike trip across France, Spain and down to Portugal and then back via Andorra, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. I’m planning on doing another trip on own sometime next year, probably the length of Italy (and some other places) and with that in mind it […]

Alpinestars SMX Boots

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Decent wear and tear from these It’s getting to that time when I need to think about replacing my boots. Inevitably you get to thinking about the impact on your wallet – they are not cheap are they. Although I can’t quite recall exactly how much I paid for my Alpinestars SMX boots I think […]

Red Route – Cargo Trousers review

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Red Route Kevlar Motorcycle Pants If you get 10 bikers together and ask for their opinions on whats best: leather, textile, denim or cargo style then you’re probably guaranteed at least 11 different opinions. There is more than enough information on the web for you to take a view on the relative and comparative levels […]

Z1000 SX – luggage system review

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Panniers on the new Z1000 SX Before I bought my Z1000 SX in May I had never stopped for a moment to think about buying a bike with a luggage system as standard. The practicalities of a hard bodied pannier system had never been on my list of priorities at all. In fact practicality and […]

15,000 and counting

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Today the Blog reached a total of 15,000 page views – so thanks to all those who have looked in. Anyone looking in who wants to receive an automatic notification of when a new article is posted can do so by clicking on the ‘follow’ button (on the right hand side of the page) Thanks […]

after market exhausts

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SP Engineering – Carbon Tri Oval Like most things in life one mans meat is another mans poison and I suppose there are as many opinions about after-market cans as there are cans themselves. I actually don’t think the standard exhaust on the 2014 Z1000 SX look too bad. In fact I think they look […]